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Author: Onyekachi Chimezie

Barcelona Open: Ruud eased past Jordan Thompson to.reach last eight
  • April 18, 2024
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Barcelona Open: Ruud eased past Jordan Thompson to.reach last eight

Casper Ruud eased past Jordan Thompson 6-1, 6-4 at the clay-court ATP 500 for his 26th win of the season. With his victory, Ruud moved clear of Jannik Sinner for the most tour-level triumphs in 2024. Ruud who is a 10-time ATP Tour champion spoke before the tournament about his desire to convert his consistent

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Barcelona Open: De Minaur spoils Nadal’s return to reach next round
  • April 17, 2024
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Barcelona Open: De Minaur spoils Nadal’s return to reach next round

Alex de Minaur ended Rafael Nadal’s comeback week on Wednesday, when he defeated the Spaniard 7-5, 6-1 at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The fourth seed produced brick wall consistency and displayed flashy quickness to freely guard the entire court throughout the one-hour, 52-minute match, improving to 2-3 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with

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Barcelona Open: Nadal wins first match on clay in 22 months
  • April 16, 2024
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Barcelona Open: Nadal wins first match on clay in 22 months

Rafael Nadal made a winning return on Tuesday at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, where the 12-time champion on defeated Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 6-3 to reach second round The 37-year-old Spaniard who is playing just his second tournament of the year and first since January, when he made the quarter-finals of the ATP 250

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Barcelona Open: Bautista Agut edge closer to 400th career win after first-round victory
  • April 16, 2024
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Barcelona Open: Bautista Agut edge closer to 400th career win after first-round victory

Roberto Bautista Agut beats Roman Safiullin 6-3, 7-6(8) on Monday at the clay-court ATP 500 for the 399th tour-level triumph of his career. Bautista Agut saved a set point in the second-set tie-break before wrapping a one-hour, 59-minute first-round victory. The spanish player and former World No.9’s reward for levelling his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with

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Tsitsipas defeats Ruud to win third Monte Carlo Masters title
  • April 14, 2024
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Tsitsipas defeats Ruud to win third Monte Carlo Masters title

Stefanos Tsitsipas capped another standout week at the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday when he dispatched Casper Ruud -1, 6-4 to win his third title in four years in the Principality. The Greek has produced his best tennis in Monte-Carlo in the past and once again rose to the occasion against Ruud in front of

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